Giant: A Deity With Leaves
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Description
A towering native oak has stood in a nearby wildland park for over 400 years. This is the story of how the ancient tree became a cherished presence in the life of the artist; a source of wonder, mystery and connection to the natural world. The letterpress printing was done on the Vandercook Universal III power press using Centaur and Arrighi type, cast by M & H Type Foundry and Swamp Press, wood French Clarendon and photo polymer plates on Zerkall Book Wove, handmade Kitakata and Korean Hanji papers. The botanical pages are contact prints on Strathmore Aquarius II watercolor paper. The longstitch binding, sewn with hand-dyed Kinglet Cottage linen thread through a white oak spine, has a cover of contact printed and dyed handmade Indigo watercolor paper. The deluxe edition also includes the book housed in a hinged box, lined with Cave handmade paper, a Quercus lobata acorn and Quercus, a suite of prints concealed in a drawer. The acorn included in the deluxe box has been frozen for 12 months, baked for 8 hours and sealed.
Publisher
Pie in The Sky Press
Subject
Natural world
Extent
64 pages, 7.75 x 11.25 x .75 inches. Drawer, 9.75 x 12.75 x 2.5 inches.
Style
Longstitch Binding
Material
Handmade paper, wood and photo polymer plates, linen thread, white oak spine, watercolor paper, one preserved acorn
Technique
Letterpress printing on handmade paper. Sewn with hand-dyed linen thread
Date
2019
Recommended Citation
Chamlee, Rebecca, "Giant: A Deity With Leaves" (2019). Rollins College Book Arts Collection. 152.
https://scholarship.rollins.edu/book_arts/152
Other Information
805.479.4665 pieintheskypress@mac.com Pie In The Sky Press Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/Pieintheskypress?ref=hdr_shop_menu The books are also available for purchase through Vamp & Tramp http://www.vampandtramp.com/finepress/p/pie-in-the-sky-press.htm Instagram: @pieintheskypress